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Pediatric Cancer Survivors Treated With Abdominopelvic RT Have Higher Risk of CRC
Pediatric cancer survivors treated with abdominopelvic region radiotherapy (ART) have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC),...
- Nov 29
Analysis shows high rate of ‘significant’ health problems in childhood cancer survivors
A recent review published in Journal of the American Medical Association found that more than 95% of childhood cancer survivors will have...
- Oct 31
Cranial Radiotherapy Predisposes Pediatric Cancer Survivors to Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism and hypogonadism are likely among cranial radiotherapy-treated survivors of childhood-onset acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
- Oct 12
How do seizures affect childhood cancer survivors?
Scientists discovered suppressing seizures in adults who survived childhood cancer helps improve their brain function and quality of...
- Oct 11
Most childhood cancer survivors face serious health problems as adults
In a sobering analysis, researchers warn that those who’ve had childhood cancer are highly likely to face physical and mental health...
- Oct 6
It Takes a Lifetime to Survive Childhood Cancer
"Fending off early death is a victory. What the next four or five decades are like remains a challenge, for patients and families and...
- Oct 5
Host genetics helps explain childhood cancer survivors’ mortality risk from second cancers
Using data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (St. Jude Life), scientists at St....
- Oct 3
Intensive Treatment May Pose Fertility Risks in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Intensive therapies such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and high-dose testicular radiation doses during puberty may...
- Sep 27
They survived childhood cancer. But the disease has taken a toll on their mental health.
A JAMA Pediatrics analysis of several studies found that children, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors have an increased risk...
- Sep 13
Breakthrough as new drug promises to shield child cancer patients from hearing loss
A new study, which is to be presented to the RNID Hearing Therapeutics Summit, found that a drug called Pedmark, also known as ...